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In the last thirty years global demand for food has doubled. In a race to feed the planet, scientists have discovered how to manipulate DNA; the blueprint of life, and produce what they claim are stronger, more disease-resistant crops. However, fears that Genetically Modified Food may not be safe for humans or the environment has sparked violent protest. Are we participating in a dangerous global nutritional experiment?

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computermexican : LVL 21: VP 3: said:

computermexican

0 votes NegativePositive

148 days ago...

Thought I would take a break from the political scene. Let me know what you think. Also please let me know what other kind of documentaries you would like me to post.

x60sec-Assassinx : LVL 18: VP 2.7: said:

x60sec-Assassinx

-4 votes NegativePositive

147 days 23 hours ago...

Nice upload Homo.

MaxPowers_00001 : LVL 32: VP 4.1: said:

MaxPowers_00001

3 votes NegativePositive

147 days 21 hours ago...

See this way, you can get your food with the pestacides already inside. YUM!

Dallaman : LVL 39: VP 4.7: said:

Dallaman

-1 votes NegativePositive

147 days 10 hours ago...

fuck fake food

funberg : LVL 45: VP 5: said:

funberg

5 votes NegativePositive

147 days 5 hours ago...

Judging from the title Panacea or Poison, I thought that this was going to be a two sided debate on the pros and cons of GM food. But because it only shows the down side and out of context scare tactics, I uploaded the other side of the story:

http://www.spikedhumor.com/articles/161276/Penn-Teller-Geneticall

y-Modified-Food.html

It`s a little more recent and addresses the arguments of no oversight and the lies of animal DNA being put in commercial crops, and in classic Penn & Teller it is one sided and biased as this video. I just hope that you will watch both sides and do research and decide for yourself.

I will warn you that having seen the the Penn and Teller video before this one, parts of this documentary were painful to watch.

Don`t vote either of these down because you disagree with them, encourage people to watch both, as they both have their own agendas, but also both have merit.

Dweebster : LVL 22: VP 3.1: said:

Dweebster

2 votes NegativePositive

146 days 19 hours ago...

Scare tactic, first 45 seconds: "The burden of proof is on the corporations."

No it`s not, there have been more than enough studies done by scientists and the FDA on any new food put into commercial use. They are safe.

From a biological standpoint: The DNA of the animal/plant you eat has absolutely no effect on you. It is impossible for it to.

If there are added pesticides, herbicides, or dangerous protein, then that is another story. These guys say DNA like it`s some magical thing. It`s not, it is just a set of instructions that tell a cell how to act.

MrMand : LVL 11: VP 2: said:

MrMand

1 votes NegativePositive

146 days 12 hours ago...

Has anyone seen "The Worl According to Monsanto" by the european TV station Arte? I think it was pretty good. (And yes it is available in english).

Kosmous : LVL 23: VP 3.2: said:

Kosmous

3 votes NegativePositive

146 days 2 hours ago...

I must have counted several incidences where they contradict themselves such as when they present the benefits of GE food on the WORLD market. They briefly have someone comment on how GE crops have produced very resilient and high-yield crops then someone else just comes on and says "no, it doesn`t give anyone anymore food". Then have the FDA person come on and say that these foods are highly tested and regulated, then have some "passionate" critic say thats a joke? are they going to discredit scientists, government agencies and HISTORY by showing the face of another "expert" last? There are also making assumptions, blowing up fears, ignoring the potential risks of farmer developed strains (im sure there have been dangers), and bombarding you with half-truths to derive contrived conclusions. Anyone who is paying attention can obviously see that their tactics are practically fascist.

Regardless if GE foods are dangerous or not or should be stopped/promoted, this video, to me, shows that people who will try anything to convince people of their views by using such dirty marketing tactics does not deserve the support of the people. If it is true that GE foods are such a danger, prove, give evidence and let people decide. If human beings are too lazy, then society deserves what they get. It`s not just about government and companies, it`s about normal citizens being observant of what they buy and eat.

BTW, where I live, the government banned cheap US wheat because of "health issues" when people were literally starving as a result of the recent food crisis. Instead the government subsidized dirty, inferior local and SE Asian rice (mostly from Thailand) because the corrupt government was making a fortune from buying this produce from their equally corrupt neighbors.

The people here decided on their own that the US rice was better due to limited importation of rice and smuggling which eventually help alleviate the problem. I also watched Pen and Teller`s episode on GE foods but they are NOT right that you shouldn`t talk UNLESS you yourself are starving. All you have to do is watch a rice line in one of these countries for a day during a rice shortage to understand how important GE foods are today.

If I have to blame anything on GE food companies it should be that they can patent crop strains which can mix into crops not owned by them and giving them a legal claim on seeds not really belonging to those companies. This I could believe but I don`t know if this is even a significant problem and whether it can just be fixed by amending patent laws.

kilopop19 : LVL 37: VP 4.5: said:

kilopop19

0 votes NegativePositive

92 days ago...

too bad i can`t vote 0

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